Hamilton’s sports teams will all match nicely next season. Yesterday the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs announced they would be adopting a black and gold colour scheme for the 2016-17 season, copying the colours used by other teams in the city – the CFL’s Tiger-Cats and the long forgotten Tigers of
Month: March 2016
Mississippi Braves to support Jackson Zoo with wild jerseys
The Double-A Mississippi Braves will take to the field April 9 in jerseys commemorating the Jackson Zoo, which is less than seven miles away from the M-Braves’ stadium. The jerseys, which feature stylized drawings of zoo animals and a Jackson Zoo sleeve patch, will be auctioned after the game, with
Mighty Asparagus Has Struck Out! The Story Behind the Stockton Ports
Stockton, California, is the asparagus capital of the world. The stinky green stalk is one of the San Joaquin Valley’s major crops, and the city of Stockton is home to the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, which celebrates all things asparagussy. The problem is, Hadley Massachusetts; Oceana County, Michigan; and Isleton, California,
US Soccer home kit for Copa America Centenario leaks
Last month, we got a look at what is probably going to be US Soccer’s clash kit for the 2016 Copa America Centenario. Let’s just say that it’s an unpopular look. Also, soon after that we received details on what the home kit would look like. Now, thanks to one
Frisco RoughRiders throwback to the 1980s with promotional jerseys
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have only been around since 2003, but they’ll spend 2016 throwing back to the 1980s with a series of promotional uniforms. The best of the lot is “Salute to 8-Bit and Arcades Night” on July 8, when the RoughRiders will take to
Tottenham Hotspur are set to sign kit deal with Nike
As of right now, there is only one English Premier League team who’s sponsored by Nike, and that’s Manchester City. That’s obviously a low number, especially when you consider that they regularly had at least three or four Premier League teams sporting the swoosh on their chest at times during
Reading Fightins honor 50 greatest players on promotional jersey
The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils will celebrate 50 years as a Phillies affiliate (a-Phil-iate?) this season by honoring the 50 greatest players to play for the franchise since 1967. Included among those 50 are classics like Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt, and Larry Bowa; recent Phillies greats like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy
San Francisco 49ers unveil 70th anniversary logo
One of the National Football League’s blueblood franchises will be celebrating a major milestone this year, as the San Francisco 49ers will be marking their 70 year anniversary as an NFL team. The Niners will be celebrating the occasion all year, and they’ve officially kicked off the celebration by unveiling
Memphis Grizzlies Adding New Jersey Next Season
As previously reported, the Memphis Grizzlies are among the new teams who will be wearing an additional uniform next season. The 2016-17 NBA season Adidas catalog lists the new uniform for the Grizzlies to be a “Pride Alternate” uniform. The catalog describes these uniforms with this paragraph: Can be more exploratory in design,
KIAC Rebrands as River States Conference, Unveils New Logo
To celebrate their 100th anniversary (and to really note that this is no longer a Kentucky-exclusive conference), the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced they will be known as the River States Conference for the next academic athletic calendar. The change takes effect on July 1st. With thirteen schools residing
New Britain Bees unveil new character logo
The New Britain Bees, the newest addition to the independent Atlantic League, have not played a game yet, but they’ve already added a new logo to complement their original identity unveiled back in November. The team announced the logo on social media, posting the logo on Facebook with a simple, “New Character
On a Mission from God: The Story Behind the Joliet Slammers
When Jake Blues makes his dramatic exit from prison at the beginning of the 1980 classic The Blues Brothers, he emerges from beneath a guard tower atop the east gate of the Joliet Correctional Center, a real prison that opened in 1858. Jake finds his brother Ellwood waiting for him in a